Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Safe Communities Act of 2015”.
Safe Communities Act of 2015
A BILL
To clarify the authority of States and political subdivisions thereof to regulate liquefied petroleum gas rail transload facilities that are owned or operated by or on behalf of a rail carrier.
Sec. 2 Jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board
Section 10501(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (1)—
by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, the following new subparagraph:
“(A) the term “liquefied petroleum gas rail transload facility” means the portion of a facility owned or operated by or on behalf of a rail carrier where liquefied petroleum gas, as a commodity to be transported for a charge, is collected, stored, separated, processed, treated, managed, disposed of, or transferred, but such term does not include activities taking place at such portion that are comprised solely of the railroad transportation of liquefied petroleum gas after the liquefied petroleum gas is loaded for shipment on or in a rail car, including railroad transportation for the purpose of interchanging railroad cars containing liquefied petroleum gas;”
in paragraph (2)—
by striking “or” at the end of subparagraph (A);
by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(C) a liquefied petroleum gas rail transload facility.”
Sec. 3 Effective date
The amendments made by section 2 shall be effective as of July 1, 2013.